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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Penny Estelle Is Back!

My dear friend and fellow author Penny Estelle is back with her exciting middle grade time travel series. Bumped Back In Time, part of her Wickware Saga, is the fourth book and will release from Muse It Up Publishing September 27th. Here's Penny to tell us a bit about her newest book!

Good morning, Kat, and let me say how much I appreciate you
letting me barge onto your blog today to talk about Bumped Back In Time.

Miss Wickware is a 7/8th grade history teacher at LangdonMiddle School whom, some say, can
make unexplainable, weird, magical things happen. Rumor has it that certain students have
actually experienced time travel, finding themselves, nose to nose, with the
subject they had drawn from a box during class.
They were expected to do research on said subject and then present an
oral report. There is no proof but there
are stories of William Tell, Sybil Ludington, and Molly Pitcher, being a few of
the historical heroes that have been involved in this, so-called, time travel.

Sammy Brown, winner of the first junior sailing regatta for
kids, ages twelve to fourteen, is about to become a member of the above, elite
group. When she ends up in the
nineteenth century, it's her expertise with a sailboat that enables her and one
of the most famous poets in American history, to rescue a Doctor being held
prisoner, and lands her square in the middle of a famous American battle.

Bumped Back In Time is Book 4 in the Wickware Sagas and is
to be released on September 27. If you
preorder, there is a 20% discount. You
can check out all four books of the Wickware Sagas at:

A full moon lit up
the bedroom. Sammy lay on the feather
mattress in the dark, staring at the ceiling.
The window was wide open, a breeze stirring the curtains, though it did
nothing to take away the mugginess of the night air. The nightgown Sarah had given Sammy was
drenched with sweat and it stuck to her like a second skin.

She got up and
walked to the balcony. Dr. Beanes had
been right about his wife. Sarah had sat
Sammy down and got her a bowl of left over wild turkey and boiled sweet
potatoes, which she inhaled.

The older woman
tisked her tongue and her head shook in sympathy, distressed at the poor girl’s
story. “Your mother must be worried
beyond belief,” Sarah said.

“Oh, I’m sure
she’s freaking out all over the place,” Sammy snorted. “And like she’ll ever buy this story!”

Outraged, the
woman came to her feet. “She will do no
such thing. William will make sure that
you are safe!”

Staring into the
night, Sammy smiled at the memory. She
had assured Sarah it was only a saying, but the woman did not seem convinced.

The sound of
horses, riding up to the Beane home, brought Sammy out of her reverie. At least ten men, all in red coats, jumped
off their horses and headed toward the house.

A serving girl
tapped on Sammy’s door before opening it.
“Please ma’am, Mistress Beane would like you to come to her room,
quickly.” She turned to lead the way
without waiting for a reply, Sammy, hurrying to catch up.

The scene that
greeted Sammy when the bedroom opened had the hairs on the back of her neck,
not only standing straight out at attention, but screaming “run…hide…wake
up!” Goose bumps broke out on her
sweaty body.

Dr. Beane was
sitting on a chair putting on his shoes while Sarah was wringing her hands and
pale as the snow-white nightgown she was wearing.

Before Sammy could
utter a word a BANG BANG BANG came from the door downstairs and that’s when all
hell broke loose!

Thanks to all who took the time to stop by today. I would like to offer one of the first three
books of the Wickware Sagas to one commenter.
Billy Cooper’s Awesome Nightmare, Ride of a Lifetime, or Flash to the
Past, in whichever format you would prefer.

I have read the first three in this series and it is sensational. It also gives us a unique view of historical events. Bumped Back In Time releases September 27th but is available right now for pre-order so get your copy. It's the perfect time for this as it is back to school month!